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A photograph of an aarti being offered before a pair of deity murti seated on a golden arched throne, draped with red, yellow and white garlands. The left figure wears a purple skirt and jewelled silver necklaces; the right figure wears a red sari with a white garland. In the foreground a young girl in a yellow-orange dress, a red garland and a gold necklace smiles while sitting in front of the throne. A bare-headed, shaven priest in saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, seen from behind on the left, holds a silver lamp with lit flames. A large framed photo of a turquoise ocean wave stands at right beside an air conditioner, with a light blue cloth below it.

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A photograph of a ritual scene in a hall. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds up a silver multi-wick lamp (aarti), its flames lit, toward the front. Behind him, two children sit on a red cloth before a golden arched backdrop and a throne draped in red and purple, with deity murtis wearing white and silver ornaments and garlands of red and orange flowers. The girl in the centre wears a yellow-orange dress, a white and gold necklace and a red flower garland, and holds up her hands. A boy in white and gold ornaments sits beside her. To the right, a large print shows a blue ocean wave, and a white air conditioner stands against the wall.2013-09-29A ritual scene in a temple-like room. Seated on a red-draped platform in front of a golden arched backdrop are two deity murti decorated with red and yellow garlands, white jewelled necklaces and ornate crowns; one wears a purple garment, the other a maroon one. In front sit two young children: a boy in an orange turban and orange dhoti, and a girl in an orange-yellow sari with a white jewelled necklace, both with red garlands and hands raised in mudra. To the right stands a framed photograph of a large turquoise ocean wave. In the foreground, a bald priest in a pink-orange shawl and saffron cloth, seen from behind, holds a silver lamp or vessel toward the children. A white floor fan and an air conditioning unit sit at the right edge.2013-09-29September 29 20132013-09-29September 29 20132013-09-29September 29 20132013-09-29A worship scene before a gold-framed arch decorated with red, white and yellow flower garlands. Two large deity murtis stand behind, one with a crown and orange-and-gold garment, the other in pink and green with layered necklaces. Two young children sit cross-legged in front: a boy in a brown dhoti with yellow garland, and a girl in a blue skirt with yellow garland. A small central figure in a white and gold costume sits between them. On the right, a man with a shaved head and orange-and-yellow shawl offers a lit silver aarti lamp toward the deities. Wall-mounted fans and an air conditioner surround the altar.2013-10-04September 29 20132013-09-29October 02 20132013-10-02October 04 20132013-10-04 +1 copiesJuly 20 20132013-07-20July 20 20132013-07-20September 29 20132013-09-29